The Social Life of the Gupta Empire Social morality was not very high during the Gupta era. Debauchery was considered a small crime, which could be wiped out by prayschitta which is observing confession. But if the Sudras did such crime then it was a serious crime becuase it affected the Varna or in other words the caste system, which was very significant to the Gupta society. What was the caste system? The entire society was subdivided into several castes, which means placements where you can not get out of. The Brahmanas belonged to the upper stratum of the society and bathed in all the privalages they were able to get. The lower part of the caste was the Sudras which were deprived from many things.
Social morality was not very high during the Gupta era. Debauchery was considered a small crime, which could be wiped out by prayschitta which is observing confession. But if the Sudras did such crime then it was a serious crime becuase it affected the Varna or in other words the caste system, which was very significant to the Gupta society. What was the caste system? The entire society was subdivided into several castes, which means placements where you can not get out of. The Brahmanas belonged to the upper stratum of the society and bathed in all the privalages they were able to get. The lower part of the caste was the Sudras which were deprived from many things.